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Cash Is Still King In Saudi Arabia, Despite Fintech Growth

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Non-cash transactions accounted for less than a fifth in Saudi Arabia in 2016 - well shy of the ratio of 28% target for ... Read more

MENA Sovereign Borrowing To Surge 25% In 2019

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Sovereign long-term commercial borrowing in the region fell 38% in 2018 Read more

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Triton Acquire Australian Firm For $2.5bn

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Sydney-based Brambles, best known as a provider of wooden pallets for companies to ship goods, eyes additional opportuni... Read more

Mastercard And Mada Team Up To Offer Apple Pay In Saudi Arabia

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Brand View: Highly anticipated move heralds new era for mobile payments in the country, with National Commercial Bank an... Read more

Cryptocurrencies Will Become Part Of Daily Transactions, Say Exchange Founders

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The founders of digital currency trading and custody platform Hayvn believe that soon consumers will have the option of ... Read more

LuLu Financial Group Targets 30% Digitisation By 2020

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Lulu Financial Group has crossed the $10bn mark in its total transactional value in its financial sector business Read more

Loans Worth Nearly $100m Waived For Emiratis

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13 UAE banks participated in the initiative from the Debt Settlement Fund Read more

Swiss Winner Belinda Bencic Plans Parachute Jump To Celebrate Dubai Title

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The 21-year-old Bencic last won a title in Toronto 2015 before the former world number seven's career was blighted by a ... Read more

It's All About New Ideas At Saudi Arabia's Oldest Bank

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On the cusp of a historic merger, Saudi Arabia's oldest bank is using AI - and coffee - to reach out to a young, tech-sa... Read more

Regulation Of Cryptocurrencies Inevitable, Says UAE Digital Exchange Founder

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Hayvn is a new digital currency trading and custody platform aimed at institutional investors Read more

Oman Said To Cut Borrowing Plans As It Turns To Asset Sales

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Oman will likely raise between $2 billion and $3 billion in bonds and loans Read more

Oman Football Association Names Koeman As New Manager

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Koeman was most recently the interim manager of Turkish club giant Fenerbahce Read more

Hat-trick Chasing Svitolina Joins Halep, Kvitova In Dubai Quarters

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Crowd favourite and third seed Halep coped with gusty conditions at the Aviation Club as she beat Lesia Tsurenko 6-3, 7-... Read more

Bahrain Eyes Regulation As It Chases Crypto Trading Firms

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Bahrain allows companies using cryptocurrency to work in the country on a trial basis Read more

Emaar Denies It Plans To Accept Digital Currency Payments

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Dubai real estate giant responds to reports and blogs circulated online citing an alleged Emaar circular to real estate ... Read more

Indonesia Lists $2bn Green Sukuk On Nasdaq Dubai

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Capital raised by the sukuk is intended for projects including sustainable development initiatives, says Indonesian Gove... Read more

Pacquiao Tells Son: 'You Don't Need To Box'

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Manny Pacquiao, known for his rags-to-riches climb from the street, has tried to push his son Emmanuel Jr, who is known ... Read more

World Number One Osaka Beaten In First Match Since Australian Open

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Dubai-based Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic claimed a 6-3, 6-3 victory at the Dubai Championships Read more

$10bn Bailout Delivers Big Boost To Bahrain Bonds

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Smallest member of the Gulf Cooperation Council has handed investors the biggest return since its $10bn bailout last yea... Read more

Visa Launches Apple Pay In Saudi Arabia

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Apple Pay will allow Visa cardholders across the kingdom to make payments using their Apple devices Read more